GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
fervidvery hot : burning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual